Monday 1 October 2007

On The Subject Of...

Yesterday in my piece on falling lamp-posts I mentioned Wakefield's Interim Network Manager, and I spent a sleepless night wondering just what an Interim Network Manager does; does he manage networks in the interim, or do we have an interim network, and if so, what on earth is one?

A quick trawl of the local newspaper jobs section, and the council's web-site unearths the following positions available with the council: Support Co-ordinator - Facilities Co-ordination where the role involves managing & developing the Development and Support team, meeting existing and future needs for Neighbourhood Services, Departmental Management Teams and Facilities Co-ordination(!); Social Enterprise Facilitator; Cultural Officer, Heritage Learning and Access, including Renaissance (that's one job!) and Performance and E-Government Assistant.

If anyone can tell me what these positions contribute to our town please tell me; there might be a prize.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

the taxpayers alliance is rather good for spotting this sort of absurd expenditure. i think i just might apply for a cushy nonjob (probably with a public sector style drippingly opulent pension scheme) like this one...

“2 Diversity Officers
£23,164 - £26,928

1. PURPOSE OF JOB:
The postholder is responsible for leading on all aspects of policy advice, performance and monitoring in respect of the promotion and development of equality and diversity within their respective directorates."

Simon Wilson said...

yes & I'll bet you would need a degree too!

Anonymous said...

That job description is more words than a fully-functioning sentence with any meaning whatsoever...

What does a Diversity Officer actually DO?!